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Permit me to impart to you my uneasiness with regard to our great affair, and, above all, as to the man who has the charge of it.
You have seen the contract passed between the secret committee of the Colonies, and ratified by the General Congress, of the one part and the Sires Pliarne and Penet of the other; so we could not doubt the intentions of the Congress. But it seems likely enough that,...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have this morning seen M. de Gribauval,2 who, interesting himself much in the fate of our friends in America, into whose secrets he has been initiated by the Count de St Germain, is very uneasy on their account because of the advance of the English by way of Canada. He fears lest they may be forced to bend beneath the yoke of the Mother Country if they are not promptly and...
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I saw M de Beaumarchais this morning, and following your express authorisation, I gladly conferred with him without reservation. Everyone knows his good sense, his talent, and no one gives more credit than myself for his honesty, his discretion, his zeal for everything that is great and good; I believe he is one of the men best suited to political negotiations, but perhaps at the same time least...
Date: 13 July 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I beg you in the second place, to ask M. de Sartine for his consent, at least tacit, to have cannon cast at the Ruelle forge in Angoumois, on the account of some owners of privateers; this forge, excellent for this purpose, is well situated, and was returned to the King's demesne last October; if it were still in the appanage of the Count d'Artois, I should have had every desirable and suitable...
Date: 21 July 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I beg you to send suitable orders to the Geeral Director of the Docks in Nantes so that he will not stand in the way or cause difficulties with regard to the embarkation of War ammunition by M. Penet in Nantes. This Director, by the name of M. de Guerton, is a very honest men, but he needs to be warned because the embarkation is urgent.2
Date: 6 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6